Iona College has a vital population of international students, coming from 52 countries.  Most find the proximity to New York as a great educational asset.

Who

You are an international student if you are neither a U.S. citizen nor a permanent resident of the U.S.

Deadline

December 1 for the Fall semester, October 15 for the Spring semester.

Apply

To apply as an international student, please file the following documents:
1. Application for Admission (Click here for the on-line version)
2. Official secondary school transcripts
3. An essay answering one of the following questions:

• Describe your typical weekend day. 
• In your opinion, what is the greaest challenge that your generation will face?  What ideas do you have for dealing with this issue?
• What special talents/characteristics make you unique and how could they benefit Iona College?
• If these topics don't appeal to you, please create your own topic and write about that.

4. TOEFL scores.   You must submit TOEFL scores if your first language is other than English, even if English has been the language of your instruction.  If English is your first language, please submit SAT or ACT scores in place of the TOEFL. 

5. External examination results or leaving certificate appropriate to your country, such as "A-levels," CXC's, Baccalaureate or Abitur.

6.  A $50 application fee (in U.S. dollars), made out to Iona College

7. International transfer students must also supply an official transcript(s) of that work, both to Iona and to World Educations Services (WES).  WES will provide an evaluation of how we should interpret your previous work for transfer credit purposes.  For information about sending your transcript about WES, click here.

I-20 and Visa Information

International student must also complete Iona College's Application for Form I-20.  This will supply us with the information we need to determine if we can issue the Form I-20 in the U.S.C.I.S. SEVIS information system.  The Application for Form I-20 provides us with biographical information about you and with information about how you will finance your education.  For the 2009-10 academic year, the total cost used on the Form I-20 for undergraduates is $42,000 for tuition, room, board, fees, books, health insurance and incidentals.  For graduate students, the comprehensive fee for a year is $35,000.

Once you receive an I-20 from Iona, you must pay the SEVIS fee of $200 and then you  schedule an appointment to meet with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate to apply for a visa. 

For further information, please contact Sarka Nastalkova at snastalkova@iona.edu.